Pictures 2020 – All Saints Catholic Church Milwaukee

Prayer and Repair Returns

On Saturday July 18, 2020, St. Dominic volunteers returned to finish our Prayer and Repair Lenten Collaboration Project, interrupted by the pandemic. Volunteers painted the bathrooms, cleaned and organized the sacristy and installed a beautiful new sign in front of the church. This was in addition to all the painting, cleaning and repairing of the bathrooms that was done in early March. We are so very grateful for the time, talents and treasure shared by our brother and sisters in Brookfield.

The Coronavirus Pandemic

March 16, 2020. The Pandemic changed many things. It closed our parish office and halted our Mass. Our staff dealt with the changes well. We had Mass everyday upstairs. We accomplished the necessities of keeping the office going. Fr. Arthur, Tonya and Julie recorded the Mass every Sunday and posted to our website and Facebook. Sheila with her beautiful voice joined us later.

The Pandemic brought isolation. We lost our connectedness with our parishioners. We reached out through emails, robo calls and Facebook. We also had many members who made calls to check up on our parishioners.

Pentecost Sunday, we returned to Mass following all the necessary protocols. Shortly after, we added a Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. Our new normal.

Prayer and Repair

St. Dominic Brookfield selected All Saints for its “Lenten Spiritual Sacrifice.” It was named Prayer and Repair. We came together to pray, eat and repair our church. The first phase included cleaning the pews, the floor, kneeler moving and repair, plaster repair, cleaning the stations, painting the church hall, assessing plumbing repair needs. They brought 9 new toilets, paint brushes, cleaning supplies, breakfast and lunch. Phase two including cleaning the hall kitchen, tables, chairs, painting and plastering repair areas, painting church narthex, bathroom repairs. Phase three was postponed due to the pandemic. All Saints and St. Dominic participation was awesome!